Arbor Low Stone Circle, Derbyshire

Arbor Low, Derbyshire, England, Stone Circle, SK160636

All the stones lie
tragically prone in this 40m diameter circle-henge, nearly hidden
on its approach until you get close, then appearing in all its
majesty. The 42 stones themselves are of limestone, weathered
into fantastic shapes by the passing millennia.

Normally Neolithic builders used more hard-wearing stone, but
limestone does wear into the most amazing gnarled shapes with the
passing of the ages. The Rollright
Stones near Oxford are made of a similar kind of stone, also
weathered into marvellous shapes.

The English Heritage board by the site has an artist's
impression of what it originally looked like.